A family of four was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Pleasanton Wednesday night, according to officials.
The crash happened at about 9 p.m. on Foothill Road near Stoneridge Drive, police said.
The vehicle left the roadway for unknown reasons, hit a tree and burst into flames.
Police said the victims were a mother, a father and two children under the age of 15.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Further information wasn’t immediately available.
“We will release further details as they become available,” police said in a statement. “For now, our priority is protecting the victims’ identities as we notify family and complete our investigation.”
A handful of people stopped by the crash site Thursday as they placed flowers. That included Hasan Shaikh, who told NBC Bay Area that he knew the father and the family lived nearby from the incident.
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